GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) -- The starting lineup still isn't finalized and the bench will be weakened. Not the ideal way for the New York Knicks to start a season.

They were blistering at the beginning last year, blowing out Miami in their opener en route to a 6-0 record, a win shy of their best start ever. They had at least a share of the Atlantic Division lead every day and won it for the first time since 1994.

“Last year is over in my mind,” Carmelo Anthony said Tuesday. “We accomplished what we accomplished last year. This is a new season for me, for us, and we're ready to go out there and play.”

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